better

better adverb uk/ˈbetər/ us
A1 comparative ofwell adverb : to a greater degree, or in a more successful or effective way

лучше
I'd like to get to know you better . Helen did much better than me in the exam. he/you, etc had better do sth
A2 used in order to say what you think someone should do

он/ты и т. д. бы лучше …
You'd better hurry or you'll miss the train. know better
to have enough experience not to do something stupid or something that will not achieve anything

быть умнее, не быть дураком
I thought she'd listen to me - I should have known better .

BETTER noun

uk/ˈbetər/ us  for the better
If a situation changes for the better , it improves.

к лучшему
Their relationship has changed for the better . get the better of sb
If a feeling gets the better of you, it becomes too strong to control.

одолевать
Curiosity finally got the better of her and she opened the letter.
better verb [ T ] uk/ˈbetər/ us
to do something better than it has been done before

улучшать
He better ed his previous best time for a marathon.